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Arader Galleries: May 2026 Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | May 2026 Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,716,498.75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 02, 2026 - May 02, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,721,600.00 |
| Sale Number | #50226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,433,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 184 | ||
| Sold Lots | 84.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,469,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 45.65% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 6,236,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 100 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 27.53% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | EVANS, Lewis (ca. 1700-1756). | Geographical, Historical, Political, Philosophical and Mechanical Essays...[With Framed Map:] A general Map of the Middle British Colonies, in America. |
1755 | USD 200,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 204,000.00 |
| 36 | ROBERT, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685). | Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). |
ca. 1675. | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 156,000.00 |
| 17 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Brown Pelican [Standing], Plate 251. |
1827-1838. | USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 132,000.00 |
| 35 | ROBERT, Nicolas (French, 1614-1685). | Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) [The American Flamingo]. |
ca1675 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 132,000.00 |
| 26 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Common American Swan, Plate 411. |
1827-1838. | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 120,000.00 |
| 75 | COLLOT, Georges Henri Victor (1751-1805). | Voyage dans l'Amerique Septentrionale, ou descriptions des pays arroses par le Mississipi, l'Ohio, le Missouri et autres rivieres affluentes. |
1826 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 96,000.00 |
| 15 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Summer or Wood Duck, Plate 206. |
1827-1838. | USD 90,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 90,000.00 |
| 16 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231. |
1827-1838. | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 72,000.00 |
| 50 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Chempedak or Cempedak (Artocarpus integer). |
N/A | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 52 | Indo-Chinese or "Straits School" (19th Century). | Durian (Durio zibethinus). |
N/A | USD 125,000.00 - 175,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 44 | EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). | [Pink azalea or Pinxter flower, Virginia Rockrose, Rhododendron periclymenoides]. Cistus; Virginiana, flore & odore Peridymeni. D. Banist. “Virginia Rockrose, with the flower and scent of a Honeysuckle”. |
N/A | USD 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | USD 50,400.00 |
| 23 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Canvas backed Duck, Plate 301 [With View of Baltimore, Maryland in the background]. |
1827-1838. | USD 45,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 45 | EHRET, Georg Dionysius (German, 1708-1770). | [Probably Wax Mallow (Malvaviscus arboreus)] . Hibiscus folus cordatis oronatis angulis lateralibus extimis parvis caule arboreo Linn. Supl Nat. |
1760 | USD 22,000.00 - 32,000.00 | USD 36,000.00 |
| 24 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Trumpeter Swan [Young], Plate 376. |
1827-1838. | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 77 | DES BARRES, Joseph Frederick Wallet (1721-1824). | A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina... |
March 1780 | USD 45,000.00 - 65,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 107 | PIKE, Zebulon Montgomery (1779-1813). | An account of expeditions to the Sources of the Mississippi, and through the western parts of Louisiana, to the sources of the Arkansaw, Kans, La Platte, and Pierre Juan, Rivers; performed by order of the Government of the United States during the years 1 |
1810 | USD 32,000.00 - 42,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 10 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | American Robin, Plate 131. |
1827-1838. | USD 28,000.00 - 38,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 47 | CATTRANI, Baldassare (Italian, fl. 1776-1810). | 24. “Tradescantia Virginia” (Dayflower, Spiderwort). Titled in ink ‘Tradescantia Virginia’. |
c. 1809. | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 48 | CATTRANI, Baldassare (Italian, fl. 1776-1810). | 65. (Untitled) (Primula, Auricula, Primrose). |
c. 1809. | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 67 | PETERSON, Roger Tory (1908-1996). | Glossy and White-faced Glossy Ibis. |
N/A | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 128 | HUMBOLDT, Alexander von (1779-1859). | Carte Generale Du Royaume de la Nouvelle Espagne. |
1811 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 21,600.00 |
| 32 | Taxidermied Carrier (Passenger) Pigeon. | Provenance: Collection of Samuel Hallock duPont; hence by descent. |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 80 | SAUTHIER, Claude Joseph (1736-1802). | A Chorographic Map of the Province of New York in North America. |
1779 | USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 12 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | American Crow, Plate 156. |
1827-1838. | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 73 | ROCQUE, John (c. 1704-1762). | A General Map of North America: In which is Espress'd, The several New Roads, Forts, Engagements &c... made in the Army employ'd there. From the Years 1754 to 1761. |
c.1763. | USD 18,000.00 - 28,000.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.